Robotics & embodied AI startups: 249 funded companies

By region: China 87 · North America 70 · Europe 41 · Other regions 18 · Asia 14 · Korea 11 · Japan 8

Recent rounds in Robotics & embodied AI

1. Lindong Technology

   Underwater robotics; aims to be the "DJI of underwater".

   Pre-A · CNY 10M+ · 2026-09-07China

2. Tianjin Zhihui Beizeng Robotics

   Robotics.

   Series A · 2026-09-05China

3. Hivebotics

   Robotics.

   Series A · $6M · 2026-09-04Asia

4. NorBot

   Robot data kept in Canada.

   C$1M · 2026-09-03North America

5. Lyte

   Physical AI.

   $165M · 2026-09-02North America

6. Yingjie Technology

   Embodied spatio-temporal brain.

   Seed+ · CNY 10M+ · 2026-09-02China

7. Yunsun Zhifei

   Counter-drone detection and jamming equipment for low-altitude security.

   Angel · CNY tens of millions · 2026-09-02China

8. Airbility

   AI counter-drone systems.

   Series A · KRW 6.5B · 2026-09-01Korea

9. Rye Robotics

   Autonomous mowing robots for golf fairways and other turf; the Boulder F1 fairway mower launched September 2025.

   Angel · Eight-figure RMB sum · 2026-09China

10. Warpify Robotics

    Robotics.

    Pre-Series A · 2026-08-28China

11. Lupin Dental

    Dental robotics.

    Series A · €15M · 2026-08-28Europe

12. Lingzhang Technology

    Dexterous robot hands.

    Angel · CNY tens of millions · 2026-08-28China

13. Lingchu Intelligence

    Embodied AI / robotics.

    Series A · 超亿美元 · 2026-08-27China

14. Motion

    Robots-as-a-service for European factories.

    Pre-seed · €1.7M · 2026-08-27Europe

15. XPeng Robotics

    Robotics business of XPeng (first external round).

    $900M+ · 2026-08-26China

16. Jianzhi Robotics

    Robotics.

    Series A · 累计超2亿美元 · 2026-08-26China

17. Gatik

    Self-driving trucks.

    $200M · 2026-08-25North America

18. Airbound

    Delivery drones cheaper than trucks.

    Series A · $37M · 2026-08-25Asia

19. Oshen

    Ocean-sensing robot fleet.

    £3.65M · 2026-08-21Europe

20. Veeda AI

    World models for physical AI.

    Seed · $90M · 2026-08-19North America

21. AlgoFET

    Autonomous drone infrastructure.

    ₹15 Cr · 2026-08-19Asia

22. Velaura AI

    Ultra-low-power AI compute infrastructure.

    Series A · $110M · 2026-08-18North America

23. Terra Industries

    Defence tech / drone maker

    Seed · $18M (seed round total $52M) · 2026-08-17Other regions

24. Gravis Robotics

    Autonomous construction equipment.

    Series A · $200M · 2026-08-17Europe

25. Shuzi Huaxia

    Bionic humanoid robots.

    Pre-A · CNY hundreds of millions · 2026-08-17China

26. Infiforce

    An 'ego native world model' for robots.

    nearly $150M · 2026-08-15China

27. Eurobotics

    Robotics startup.

    2026-08-12Korea

28. n.Dotlight

    3D data for physical AI

    KRW 15B · 2026-08-11Korea

29. TetraGen Robotics

    Autonomous welding robots.

    $1.8M · 2026-08-10North America

30. Vangrid

    A crowdsourced smartphone network (DePIN) that collects privacy-filtered spatial mapping data for physical AI, autonomy and defence.

    Seed · $9M · 2026-08-10Europe

31. Xiangmuguo Robot

    Embodied "instinct" model (Natus) for flexible industrial manufacturing.

    Angel · 2026-08-10China

32. Avatar Robotics

    Robotics for industrial labor constraints.

    Seed · 2026-08-07North America

33. Moove

    Autonomous car fleets.

    US$ 250 milhões · 2026-08-05Other regions

34. Adiabatic Technologies

    Lithium-ion batteries for drones and robotics.

    Rs 8.3 crore · 2026-08-05Asia

35. Poke Robotics

    Robotics startup founded four months before the round.

    Pre-A · 近亿美元 · 2026-08-03China

36. RoboTruck

    Developing fully autonomous driving systems for heavy trucks.

    Series A · JPY 5.2B · 2026-07-31Japan

37. Suind

    Autonomous drone technology.

    Rs 20.5 crore · 2026-07-30Asia

38. Kinematic Trees

    Robot-agnostic AI software.

    Pre-seed · £585K · 2026-07-29Europe

39. Robai

    AI robot control platform

    Seed · 2026-07-28Korea

40. Enigma

    AI robotics; making robot control simple

    Seed · $71M · 2026-07-27Other regions

41. Ropedia

    Data infrastructure for physical AI, teaching robots chores by watching humans.

    Pre-A · $30M · 2026-07-23Asia

42. Dropla Tech

    AI and robotics for demining: Blue Eyes real-time UXO/mine detection on any UAV, Dropla Vision mapping platform, UGVs and Seer Complex autonomous detection and neutralization.

    2026-07-23Europe

43. 1872

    Autonomous steel fabrication factory.

    Seed · $15M · 2026-07-23North America

44. microagi

    Industrial AI robotics.

    Seed · $55M · 2026-07-22Europe

45. Atoms

    Physical AI / robotics to automate physical industries.

    $1.7B · 2026-07-22North America

46. Humanoid

    Humanoid robots.

    Series A · $152M · 2026-07-21Europe

47. Noman

    Agricultural robots for smart-farm automation.

    Seed · KRW 200M · 2026-07-21Korea

48. Greenjets

    Aerospace technology

    Series A · €35M · 2026-07-17Europe

49. Monumental

    Construction robotics.

    Series B · $32M · 2026-07-16Europe

50. Hyperion Robotics

    Physical AI / robotic construction for infrastructure.

    €6.4M · 2026-07-16Europe